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he came to the united states and got into some trouble, spent some time incarcerated but has liberated not only his mind but his heart and it is through that liberation of his heart he has come to serve communities where he believes he has something to give and i am here to tell you that as his partner in crime, and openeno pun intended, of coe have been able to accomplish some remarkable things in a short time. i would like to acknowledge -- who is also of fearless leader in the community doing good work. thank you for joining us here today. it is my pleasure to present to you this certificate of water signed by my colleagues and myself acknowledging your leadership to our community. thank you and congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate this honor. this year is my fifth year being out into the free world. i grew up in the penitentiary. i did not appreciate the ceqa faris my parents made for me to have an american dream. i got on to the wrong track and had to pay dearly for the mistakes i made. however, if you were to ask me how did i get here today, i would say it was t
he came to the united states and got into some trouble, spent some time incarcerated but has liberated not only his mind but his heart and it is through that liberation of his heart he has come to serve communities where he believes he has something to give and i am here to tell you that as his partner in crime, and openeno pun intended, of coe have been able to accomplish some remarkable things in a short time. i would like to acknowledge -- who is also of fearless leader in the community...
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finally, i wanted to say that the san francisco green party stands united in opposopposing s project. [chime] president chiu: next speaker. >> hi, my name is hiroko, i have a resident in san francisco and i have been an active member of golden gate way tennis club since 2007. i use the facility three or four times a week. using the facility regularly has become a very important part of my life. when changing jobs in 2007, i specifically chose san francisco home so that i can maintain my life in the city, were privately without owning a car. i believe there are many members that like to maintain their work just because of having the club where it is. consider that this kind of project may push people like me to move away from the city of san francisco. on a less personal level, i believe having a high-rise condominium will disturb the view of the area, especially the view of the day that is one of the most important landmarks in the area, disturbing to the locals. especially the area is one of the most convenient locations. striving to become green is one of the city's biggest goals, a
finally, i wanted to say that the san francisco green party stands united in opposopposing s project. [chime] president chiu: next speaker. >> hi, my name is hiroko, i have a resident in san francisco and i have been an active member of golden gate way tennis club since 2007. i use the facility three or four times a week. using the facility regularly has become a very important part of my life. when changing jobs in 2007, i specifically chose san francisco home so that i can maintain my...
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states marine corps, a veteran and his wonderful wife, george n. charles schulz -- george and charlotte shultz. this afternoon, we are doing something that, frankly, should have been done a long time ago. in this city, when the concept of a memorial for veterans what spurs done, they said it would be right here. of course, we have finally, after many, many tries, got this right. in 1936, the construction produced it, and then there was six or seven additional times from the original time, and it does not to work, but finally, about two or three years ago, we got it right. the board of trustees decided in their wisdom to say thank-you to two incredible san franciscans in making the horseshoe circle named in their honor. all of you have come for this occasion. the man who presides over this city, for purposes of everything, is, of course, the mayor. directly across the street is where he journeys from on this occasion. ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you, the mayor of the city and county of san francisco, would just celebrated his 60th birthd
states marine corps, a veteran and his wonderful wife, george n. charles schulz -- george and charlotte shultz. this afternoon, we are doing something that, frankly, should have been done a long time ago. in this city, when the concept of a memorial for veterans what spurs done, they said it would be right here. of course, we have finally, after many, many tries, got this right. in 1936, the construction produced it, and then there was six or seven additional times from the original time, and...
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of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as i hold the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations and thank you. [applause] >> tonight, we paid for the two teachers, especially those in san francisco public schools who have made san francisco the top- performing urban school district in california. each day, thousands of teachers provide children with the skills to be successful in life, including learning how to analyze problems, appreciate the arts, and become active in sports. we all know how important teachers are. that is why the giants continue to participate in the annual thank a teacher today campaign, a month-long celebration of san francisco public school teachers. it happens each may and is a program of the san francisco education fund, the oldest nonprofit dedicated to supporting san francisco public schools. and
of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as i hold the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations and thank you. [applause] >> tonight, we paid for the two teachers, especially those in san francisco public schools who have made san francisco the top-...
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states within the -- would envy. they have forged a partnership to deepen schools and embrace the full-service community schools initiative across the city of san francisco. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the forty third mayor, and the first asian-american mayor of the city and county of san francisco, mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] >> thank yo, lisaou, lisa, for t introduction. welcome to san francisco, how do you like the weather? first of all, i want to thank her and marty from the san francisco foundation and sam hernandez that is not with us today. they are doing a good job with our educators to make sure that the school district is never isolated. i knolerned that -- learned that a long time ago. the best cities are the ones that place education at the very center of what we are trying to do as mayors. i want to welcome the mayors of lincoln, nebraska and hartford, connecticut. thank you for being here. i want to welcome the various school board members and administrators that are here today on this impor
states within the -- would envy. they have forged a partnership to deepen schools and embrace the full-service community schools initiative across the city of san francisco. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the forty third mayor, and the first asian-american mayor of the city and county of san francisco, mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] >> thank yo, lisaou, lisa, for t introduction. welcome to san francisco, how do you like the weather? first of all, i want to thank her and marty from...
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they violated my rights, being a woman, being a black woman in the united states. i am appalled by this mr. justice. my case is much older than the case of ross mirkarimi. i should be here in the chambers with you against the four supervisors, supervisors mar, cohen, scott, and wiener. it this case is recommended to go before the board, and the four supervisors that have a sunshine violation, 11048, i myself will file the complaint with the california state bar because it is a conflict of interest for them to pass judgment on ross mirkarimi when they have committed a misdemeanor, they have broken a state law, they are in violation, and i am appalled and outraged that they are not in here tonight. [bell] [applause] >> ice debusschere has been singled out, and i feel it is a double standard, including bias. in the past, but it has been 25 previous official misconduct cases referred to the thunder -- sunshine task force, which was discussed by the ethics committee, however, it had not included a public hearing. i feel that the rules should not apply to one person, but
they violated my rights, being a woman, being a black woman in the united states. i am appalled by this mr. justice. my case is much older than the case of ross mirkarimi. i should be here in the chambers with you against the four supervisors, supervisors mar, cohen, scott, and wiener. it this case is recommended to go before the board, and the four supervisors that have a sunshine violation, 11048, i myself will file the complaint with the california state bar because it is a conflict of...
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my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's, and i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area, live in different parts of boston, went to a catholic high school in dorchester, which is a section of boston. because of my parents work and the opportunities they gave me, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. it was intense. i stayed there for college, for law school, and i also have a master's in public policy there. those are subjects i decided to study in part because i was very interested in public service and public policy issues and government. i ran for office in part because i wanted to serve the city and really protect all that is so special about what san francisco is. >> we've been talking for years about how important it is to build new neighborhoods, to develop affordable housing, make sure we have transit-oriented sustainable green development that really is worthy of a 21st century san francisco
my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's, and i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area, live in different parts of boston, went to a catholic high school in dorchester, which is a section of boston. because of my parents work and the opportunities they gave me, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. it was...
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it is pretty important, because 70% of all tweets come from outside the united states. she was appointed by president obama to serve as his director of participation. casey went to my college, so it is a bizarre coincidence. we also have the chief operating officer of sales force. i encourage you to learn more about these guys here regard i want to get right into the meat of the conversation, so let's talk about why san francisco is so important for sales force, because you are one of the first companies that refuse to move to the peninsula. >> we have been a san francisco company since our founding. i have been out the company for 10 years, and san francisco has been a huge differentiator. it is not only a start-ups, but is all of the talent. it is a huge differential to create the products and differentiation. the talent continues to be the reason we are so excited about growing in the city, why we have well over 5000 employees, and why that is going to continue to be a great opportunity in the long term. >> twitter was the vague touch point, the face on this whole st
it is pretty important, because 70% of all tweets come from outside the united states. she was appointed by president obama to serve as his director of participation. casey went to my college, so it is a bizarre coincidence. we also have the chief operating officer of sales force. i encourage you to learn more about these guys here regard i want to get right into the meat of the conversation, so let's talk about why san francisco is so important for sales force, because you are one of the first...
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. >> my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's. i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area and lived in different parts of boston. i went to catholic price school in dorchester, a section of boston. -- i went to catholic high school in dorchester, a section of boston. because of my parents, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. that is where i went to school. it was intense. i stayed there for law school and have a master's in public policy from there. those are subjects i decided to study because i was interested in public service and public policy issues and government. >> you grew up in the boston area. what made you want to make the transition and moved to san francisco? what motivated you to get involved in politics question marks before i ran for office, and worked in san francisco as a criminal prosecutor and civil rights attorney. i got to understand how much of a be in san francisco is to the r
. >> my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's. i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area and lived in different parts of boston. i went to catholic price school in dorchester, a section of boston. -- i went to catholic high school in dorchester, a section of boston. because of my parents, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to...
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states. so this is hallowed ground for veterans, right around here, and i think that adds to the appropriateness of this place. but look at the setting. city hall. symbolizes the idea of government by free people. government representing, giving us governance on the basis of that representation. that is the idea we go out and fight for. and the veterans building there. and then in this setting where if you listen closely, you can hear the wonderful, soaring music of the symphony. you can hear the arias and the opera and the grace and beauty of our ballet. in this wonderful performing arts, it gives us the soul of the treaty to the veterans, and it says that we respect you. we love you, and we thank you, so as a veteran myself, particularly if you have been in combat, you know how close you are, i want to say on my own behalf, thank you. [applause] >> there are two or three people that we need to identify, george and charlotte, because they are here as part of the honor group, but they hold ti
states. so this is hallowed ground for veterans, right around here, and i think that adds to the appropriateness of this place. but look at the setting. city hall. symbolizes the idea of government by free people. government representing, giving us governance on the basis of that representation. that is the idea we go out and fight for. and the veterans building there. and then in this setting where if you listen closely, you can hear the wonderful, soaring music of the symphony. you can hear...
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. >> today, we can say with confidence and pride, the united states is stronger, safer and more respected in the world. because even as we've done the work of ending these wars, we've laid the foundation for a new era of american leadership. and now, cadets, we have to build on it. >> holman: the president also rejected what he called "the tired notion" that america is in decline, indirectly countering criticism by romney. the world health organization now says most of the radiation spikes in japan-- after last year's nuclear disaster-- were below cancer-causing levels. the u.n. agency also reported today that two locations around the fukushima plant did show higher levels of radiation. an earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns in the plant's reactors in march of last year. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: just four days after it went public on the stock market, facebook is the center of intense attention again on wall street, in washington and elsewhere. but this time, the focus has a very different tone. when facebook founder mark zuckerberg ce
. >> today, we can say with confidence and pride, the united states is stronger, safer and more respected in the world. because even as we've done the work of ending these wars, we've laid the foundation for a new era of american leadership. and now, cadets, we have to build on it. >> holman: the president also rejected what he called "the tired notion" that america is in decline, indirectly countering criticism by romney. the world health organization now says most of the...
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years a, go could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
when i moved to the united states almost 30 years a, go could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these...